Consolidated Utility District uses infrared technology to fight leaks

5:47 PM,
Jul. 6, 2014

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The Daily News Journal

Consolidated Utility District of Rutherford County is the first public utility in Tennessee to use innovative technology to aid water conservation, utility officials recently announced.

Consolidated Utility District of Rutherford County operates more than 1,300 miles of water distribution lines that provide more than 3.5 billion gallons of water annually to 45,000 customers, according to a news release from the utility.

With numbers such as this, managing the infrastructure is a monumental task, the release notes. CUD is at the leading edge of water conservation management and is ...